Vũng Tàu
City in Bà Rịa–Vũng Tàu province, Vietnam / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Vũng Tàu (Hanoi accent: [vuŋm˧ˀ˥ taːw˨˩] ⓘ, Saigon accent: [vuŋm˧˩˧ taːw˨˩] ⓘ) is the largest city of Bà Rịa–Vũng Tàu province in southern Vietnam. It is the province's economic, financial and cultural centre, and a popular tourist hub in southern Vietnam. The city area is 141.1 square kilometres (54.5 square miles), consists of 16 urban wards and one commune of Long Sơn Island. Vũng Tàu was the capital of the province until it was replaced by the much smaller Bà Rịa city on 2 May 2012. The city is also the crude oil extraction center of Vietnam.[2]
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Vũng Tàu
Thành phố Vũng Tàu | |
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Clockwise from top: Front Beach skyline, Thích Ca Phật Đài, Bạch Dinh (vi), Christ of Vũng Tàu, Long Sơn Mansion (vi) | |
![]() Map of central Vũng Tàu | |
Coordinates: 10°23′N 107°7′E | |
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Province | Bà Rịa–Vũng Tàu province |
Government | |
• Secretary of CPV | Trần Đình Khoa |
• Chairman of People's Council | Lê Thị Thanh Bình |
• Chairman of People's Committee | Hoàng Vũ Thảnh |
Area | |
• Land | 141.1 km2 (54.5 sq mi) |
Population (2022)[1] | |
• Total | 464.860 |
• Density | 3.296/km2 (8.54/sq mi) |
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Time zone | UTC+7 (Indochina Time) |
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